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Bangalore vs Rajasthan Live Highlights, Match 16, Indian Premier League, 2021, April 22, 2021

RR 177/9 (20)
Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Rajasthan Royals by 10 wickets
RCB 181/0 (16.3)
Match over
0.5 : 0.5: Mohammed Siraj to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Lucky one for Buttler. Fullish ball on off, Buttler looks to drive it straight but the ball hits the inner half of his bat. The ball goes over mid on and goes to the fence. 
0.6 : 0.6: Mohammed Siraj to Jos Buttler, FOUR! This is more Buttler! Poor ball to end the over. Siraj makes the mistake of bowling on middle and leg. Buttler shuffles in and flicks it through square leg to finish the over. 8 off the first one. Steady start for Rajasthan.
1.5 : 1.5: Kyle Jamieson to Manan Vohra, FOUR! Manan Vohra is off the mark in style! Jamieson goes short this time but the ball sits up nicely for Manan Vohra. He gets in position quickly and pulls it over mid-wicket with a crunching sound off his bat for a boundary.
3.5: Kyle Jamieson to Manan Vohra, OUT! CAUGHT! Another failure for Manan Vohra and he joins his opening partner, Jos Buttler very early in the dugout. Jamieson gets his first and both the new ball bowlers for Bangalore have got a wicket now. Dream start for Kohli's side. Horror one for Samson's Rajasthan. Was this shot needed? Not sure about it. Fullish ball on middle, Vohra looks to go over mid on. He does not get any timing on it and ends up chipping it high in the air. It goes over the bowl
4.3 : 4.3: Mohammed Siraj to David Miller, OUT! LBW! Fantastic review from Bangalore and their start gets better for them! Credit to Kohli too for backing his bowler and going with his instinct. Siraj said it was pad first and it indeed was boot first. Miller departs for a duck. A corker of a yorker from Siraj. It is pacy and skiddy. Miller is taken by surprise. He looks to defend but the ball seems to have hit his bot before the bat. There is a huge appeal but the umpire is unmoved. Siraj convinces K
4.5 : 4.5: Mohammed Siraj to Shivam Dube, FOUR! Excellent shot from Dube to get off the mark! Siraj misses his line a bit and bowls a length ball outside off. Dube is quick to pounce on the width. He punches it off the back foot through covers for a boundary.
5.2 : 5.2: Kane Richardson to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Nicely played! Back of a length on off, Samson guides it towards third man for a boundary.
5.1 : 5.1: Kane Richardson to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Lovely shot! Full delivery on off, Samson drives it beautifully through covers for a boundary.
2.3 : 2.3: Mohammed Siraj to Jos Buttler, OUT! BOWLED! Early blow for Rajasthan and it is a bg blow as Buttler has departed without making much of an impact in this game. Siraj wins the battle against Buttler and he has given Kohli a brilliant start here. This man is a completely different bowler now. Nothing fazes him and he has improved leaps and bounds over the years. Good length delivery pitching on middle, Buttler moves away from the stumps, and exposes all three. Siraj says thank you very much a
7.1 : 7.1: Washington Sundar to Sanju Samson, SIX! Nice use of the feet! Flighted delivery on middle, Samson comes down the track and lofts it over mid-wicket for a maximum.
7.2 : 7.2: Washington Sundar to Sanju Samson, OUT! CAUGHT! Sundar gets his first wicket! Floated delivery on middle, Samson flicks it uppishly towards mid-wicket where Maxwell takes a comfortable catch.
8.2: Yuzvendra Chahal to Shivam Dube, SIX! That is clobbered! Tossed up ball on middle, Dube lofts it over long on for a maximum.
8.4 : 8.4: Yuzvendra Chahal to Shivam Dube, SIX! That is hammered! Loopy delivery on middle, Dube lofts it over long on for a biggie.
10.1 : 10.1: Kane Richardson to Shivam Dube, FOUR! That is smashed! Full delivery on off, Dube lofts it over mid off for a boundary.
10.4 : 10.4: Kane Richardson to Shivam Dube, FOUR! Nicely played! Short delivery on off, Dube guides it over third man for a boundary.
11.2 : 11.2: Harshal Patel to Riyan Parag, EDGED AND FOUR! Lucky for Parag but Rajasthan will not mind this one bit. Good length ball outside off, Parag looks to slash it through the off side but gets an outside edge which goes away from de Villiers and fine to the third man fence. 
11.3 : 11.3: Harshal Patel to Riyan Parag, IN THE AIR AND FOUR! Poor from Siraj! Fullish ball around off, Parag slices it over covers from the fielder. Siraj there runs for the catch but then slows down. He takes it too casually and lets the ball go to the fence. 
11.6 : 11.6: Harshal Patel to Shivam Dube, FOUR! Expensive start for Harshal Patel! 15 from his first over. The last ball is a bounce and Dube has no issues if there is no third man. He just places it away from short third man and gets a boundary. 
12.2 : 12.2: Kyle Jamieson to Riyan Parag, FOUR! Very well played! Fullish ball on off, Parag goes over extra cover and times it well as the ball goes to the fence on a bounce.
13.2: Harshal Patel to Riyan Parag, FOUR! WHAT A SHOT! The helicopter from Parag! Fullish ball on middle, Parag swings his blade in trademark Dhoni style and hits it through the cow corner region for a boundary.
13.3 : 13.3: Harshal Patel to Riyan Parag, OUT! CAUGHT! Harshal Patel has the last laugh and the budding stand has been cut short. Just when Parag was starting to spread his wings, Harshal Patel has cut them off. Fullish ball around off, Parag looked to be too cute as he shuffles inside and looks to scoop it over short fine leg. He turns the bat a fraction too early. The ball takes the leading edge and goes straight to Yuzvendra Chahal at third man and takes the catch.
13.5 : 13.5: Harshal Patel to Rahul Tewatia, SIX! SLAMMED! Tewatia gets off the mark with a biggie! Length ball on middle, it sits well for Tewatia. He swivels his pull over backward square leg for a biggie. 
13.6 : 13.6: Harshal Patel to Rahul Tewatia, FOUR! Tickled fine! A wicket of the over but still a very expensive one.  16 from it. The last ball is on the pads, Tewatia clips it fine away from diving de Villiers and gets a boundary. Mumbai has not been as kind to Harshal Patel as Chennai. 31 from his 2 overs so far.
14.5 : 14.5: Washington Sundar to Rahul Tewatia, FOUR! Brilliant from Tewatia. Flatter on middle and leg. Tewatia premeditates and gets quickly in a position to reverse sweep. He hits it over cover-point and away from the fielder in the deep to get a boundary.
15.2 : 15.2: Kane Richardson to Shivam Dube, FOUR! Good length delivery on off, Dube looks to go big but gets an outside edge. It goes over third man for a boundary.
15.3 : 15.3: Kane Richardson to Shivam Dube, OUT! CAUGHT! Richardson gets his first wicket! Length delivery on middle, Dube lofts it over mid on but does not get the timing on it. It goes towards long on where Maxwell dives forward and takes a good low catch.
16.6 : 16.6: Harshal Patel to Rahul Tewatia, FOUR! Nicely played! Full toss outside off, Tewatia slices it over point for a boundary.
17.6: Kyle Jamieson to Chris Morris, SIX! That is hammered! Full toss on middle, Morris lofts it over long on for a maximum.
18.3 : 18.3: Mohammed Siraj to Rahul Tewatia, SIX! That is hammered! Full delivery outside off, Tewatia lofts it over point for a maximum.
18.5 : 18.5: Mohammed Siraj to Rahul Tewatia, FOUR! Nicely played! Short delivery on middle, Tewatia pulls it over the keeper towards fine leg for a boundary.
18.6 : 18.6: Mohammed Siraj to Rahul Tewatia, OUT! CAUGHT! Siraj gets his third wicket! Short delivery on middle, Tewatia pulls it over mid-wicket but does not get the distance on it. It goes towards the fielder where Shahbaz Ahmed takes a comfortable catch.
19.1 : 19.1: Harshal Patel to Chris Morris, OUT! CAUGHT! Patel gets his second wicket! Full delivery on off, Morris looks to play the paddle scoop shot but does not get it off the middle of the bat. It goes towards short fine leg where Yuzvendra Chahal takes a simple catch.
19.2 : 19.2: Harshal Patel to Chetan Sakariya, OUT! CAUGHT! Harshal Patel gets his third wicket! Length delivery on middle, Sakariya looks to go over the bowler's head but gets a top edge. It goes towards mid-wicket where AB de Villiers takes a good catch.
19.4 : 19.4: Harshal Patel to Shreyas Gopal, SIX! What a shot! Full on middle, Gopal lofts it over mid-wicket for a maximum.
0.4 : 0.4: Shreyas Gopal to Virat Kohli, SIX! BANG! Kohli and Bangalore get off the mark with a cracking six! Excellent use of the feet from the Bangalore skipper. He dances down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and deposits Gopal straight over him for a biggie.
1.4: Chetan Sakariya to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR! Chipped away! Padikkal gets his first boundary of the evening! Length ball on off and middle. Padikkal comes down the track and chips his flick over mid-wicket for a boundary. 
2.2 : 2.2: Shreyas Gopal to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR! Very well played! Padikkal gets his second boundary of the innings! Darted fuller on leg, Padikkal looks to sweep and does so with little adjustment away from short fine leg for a boundary. 
2.4 : 2.4: Shreyas Gopal to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR! Poor ball and rightfully punished! Darted fuller on the pads, Padikkal whips his sweep over and away from short fine leg for the second boundary off the over. 
3.1 : 3.1: Chris Morris to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR! Smartly played! Not the welcome Morris would have wanted. He starts with a good length ball on off, Padikkal waits for it and runs it down through the vacant third man region for a boundary.
3.2 : 3.2: Chris Morris to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR! Smart batting from Padikkal. The man from deep point moves to third man so Padikkal goes over point. Length ball wide outside off, Padikkal slaps it over point and gets another boundary. 
3.6 : 3.6: Chris Morris to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Expensive start for Morris! 15 from his first and Bangalore are off to a flying start. 39/0 after 4 overs.  Morris misses his line and strays one down the leg side. Kohli clips it fine and away from flying Samson for a nboundary.
4.3 : 4.3: Mustafizur Rahman to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR! No chasing them back on this outfield. Full outside off. Padikkal takes a huge stride forward and flicks it behind square leg for a boundary. Excellent batting from the southpaw.
4.6 : 4.6: Mustafizur Rahman to Devdutt Padikkal, SIX! KABOOM! 10 off Mustafizur's first! Full on off, Padikkal keeps his balance and drives it straighnt over the long off fence for a beautiful biggie. 
5.6: Chetan Sakariya to Devdutt Padikkal, SIX! WOW! Padikkal is having a blast on this belter of a Mumbai track. He is happy to have left the sluggish pitch of Chennai and arrive to Mumbai! Fullish ball on middle and off, Padikkal picks the length early and smokes it wonderfully over the cow corner region for a biggie. End of the Powerplay and Bangalore have started the chase with a bang! They are 59/0 at the end of the first phase. 
6.2 : 6.2: Rahul Tewatia to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR! Cracking shot! Short delivery on off, Padikkal cuts it hard through point for a boundary.
7.3 : 7.3: Riyan Parag to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR! 50 for Devdutt Padikkal! It has been a terrific innings from him. Flighted delivery on off, Padikkal lofts it over covers for a boundary.
7.6 : 7.6: Riyan Parag to Devdutt Padikkal, SIX! That is hammered! Floated delivery on middle, Padikkal lofts it over long on for a biggie. 14 runs from the over!
8.5 : 8.5: Rahul Tewatia to Devdutt Padikkal, SIX! That is hammered! Floated delivery on middle, Padikkal comes down the track and lofts it over long on for a maximum.
8.6 : 8.6: Rahul Tewatia to Devdutt Padikkal, SIX! That is clobbered! On middle, Padikkal plays a slog sweep over mid-wicket for a biggie. 15 runs from the over!
9.4 : 9.4: Mustafizur Rahman to Devdutt Padikkal, SIX! That is dispatched! Short delivery on middle, Padikkal pulls it over square leg for a biggie. 100 up for Bangalore!
10.2 : 10.2: Chris Morris to Virat Kohli, FOUR! That is put away! Short delivery on middle, Kohli pulls it through square leg for a boundary.
11.2: Chetan Sakariya to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Excellent shot! Full on middle, Kohli flicks it through square leg for a boundary.
11.5 : 11.5: Chetan Sakariya to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Lovely shot! Short delivery outside off, Kohli punches it through point for a boundary.
12.1 : 12.1: Chris Morris to Virat Kohli, SIX! That is powered! Slower delivery on off, Kohli lofts it over long off for a maximum.
12.4 : 12.4: Chris Morris to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Nicely played! Low full toss on leg, Kohli flicks it towards fine leg for a boundary. 6000 runs for Virat Kohli in the Indian T20 League!
13.1 : 13.1: Shreyas Gopal to Virat Kohli, SIX! The fireworks continue! Kohli has joined the party. He is going after his arch-nemesis too here. Short on middle, Kohli gets on his back foot and heaves it over mid-wicket for a biggie. 
13.3 : 13.3: Shreyas Gopal to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR! These two are toying with the bowlers and at the moment, they are staying in the bowler's mind. Flat and short on middle and leg. Padikkal premeditates the reverse sweep and hits it over short fine leg for a boundary.
13.5 : 13.5: Shreyas Gopal to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Crunched! Gopal's poor form in the league continues. Short around off, Kohli slaps his punch through covers and gets a boundary. There is a man at sweeper cover but he had no chance as that ball went like a tracer bullet. 
15.2 : 15.2: Chetan Sakariya to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR! Full delivery on off, Padikkal looks to go big but gets an outside edge. It goes over third man for a boundary.
16.1 : 16.1: Mustafizur Rahman to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR! HUNDRED FOR PADIKKAL! What a knock this has been! A knock he will never forget ever in his life. He has been phenomenal from ball one and he has played  a gem of a knock here. He came into this tournament in sublime form. Did not start off this tournament well but now he has found his groove. Padikkal removes his helmet, raises his bat as all his teammates get on their feet and applaud this knock from this youngster. He then shares a big hug w